TIGER WC Specifications
for MI, MI, and WI
Unless noted, the values below apply to all three states: Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

Number of species  = 45 (plus 5 other user defined species)

Minimum DBH for a tree to have 1 pulp bolt (1 pulp bolt = 8')  = 3.5" for a softwood and  = 5.5" for a hardwood
Minimum DBH for a tree to have 1/2 sawlog (1 log = 16')  = 8.5"  for a softwood and  = 10.5"  for a hardwood
Minimum DBH for a tree to have 1/2 veneer log (1 log = 16')  = 11.5"  for a softwood and  = 13.5"  for a hardwood

Maximum sawlog height = 4 logs
Maximum veneer height = 2-1/2 logs
Minimum total height  = 10'
Maximum total height  =140'

Minimum site index  =  10'

Growth model - Lakes States growth model by US Forest Service

Default pulp volume table - Table 6 in Gevorkiantz and Olsen (1955)

Default board foot volume table for sawtimber and veneer - Scribner Volume table
from Gevorkiantz and Olsen (1955).


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